Buffalo - BuffCity goes ghetto (photos)

BuffCity · May 3rd, 2006, 06:21 PM

Thats right, I have had it with everyone avoiding the so-called dangerous east side. I decided to experience a bit of the neighborhood myself, it was fun and at NO POINT did I feel worried for my life. The local black population was welcoming and actually pretty cool to us (as white folks) lol.

Enjoy, this shits ghetto.

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I will go back, perhaps more off the beaten path, I will say it must humble these people to see photographers in their neighborhoods...all the other white people do is talk shit.

sargeantcm · May 3rd, 2006, 06:43 PM

Last week they had the 33 closed off at Grider St so I had to wander off at Suffolk and take Delevan back to the 33. I know that's not what is "classically" considered the worst parts of the East Side, but I didn't think it was that bad. Parts of Delevan looked like shit, but I thought the residential neighborhoods looked very nice.

I notice that around Broadway, too. Broadway looks like shit but I don't think much of the surrounding area looks as bad.

blangjr21 · May 3rd, 2006, 07:33 PM

That is some G-hetto there partner, was that your bottle in that picture? Kind of odd to find a random 40 laying there.

waj0527 · May 3rd, 2006, 07:59 PM

Thats ghetto? I wish I had some pics of the sketchy areas of Baltimore. lol.

ROCguy · May 3rd, 2006, 09:28 PM

Black people in Buffalo call it pop too?

bjfan82 · May 3rd, 2006, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROCguy

Black people in Buffalo call it pop too?

what the hell kind of question is that???...pop is a term used by everyone in Buffalo, regardless or color, unless they are transplanted from some "soda" place like NYC.

steel · May 3rd, 2006, 10:48 PM

I think that sidwalk news stand is the last one in the city. There used to be hundreds of them

ROCguy · May 4th, 2006, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bjfan82

what the hell kind of question is that???...pop is a term used by everyone in Buffalo, regardless or color, unless they are transplanted from some "soda" place like NYC.

I've always heard them say "coke" like they do down south. At least those that lived in the suburbs.

bjfan82 · May 4th, 2006, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROCguy

I've always heard them say "coke" like they do down south. At least those that lived in the suburbs.

yeah ok

...you've completely lost me with your bizarre stereotype...i'm sure the one time you've been to the Buff burbs is a great representation of all black people in western NY.

ROCguy · May 4th, 2006, 02:54 AM

I was talking about the Rochester burbs. It's not a stereotype, it was an observation. It's not like it's bad to say either pop or coke. It's just something I had noticed. Believe it or not both of our next door neighbors in Greece to the right were black, and whenever I would say "pop" in their houses, they would say, "you mean a coke". Didn't mean to offend anybody.

sargeantcm · May 3rd, 2006, 11:34 PM

I love the accordian gate on the thing. As if you couldn't carry it off on a flatbed if you really wanted to lol.

nostyle · May 4th, 2006, 01:53 AM

I have memories of this newsstand as a kid...my dad would stop there to grab a paper and Time Magazine whenever we were in the area...he worked at the Science Magnet so we were around there a lot.

As for black people calling it coke down south...key words, "DOWN SOUTH". Buffalo is Buffalo. Black, white, yellow, or purple, Buffalonians of all colors call it POP.

sargeantcm · May 4th, 2006, 03:21 AM

You'll remember this:

Granted it's not scientific, but show me something more conclusive.
(When you go to the site and look at the data, most of the "others" are people who otherwise should have voted "soda" spelling out why they say "soda" over "pop". Idiots.)

Saying "Coke" is a southern thing, from my experience. Heck, I actually say it, after living in New England for 4 years and facing persecution were I ever to utter "pop".

I abstinately refuse to say "Soda", as is not something you ingest; rather a sodium salt (baking soda, NA2O2) or a rather potent ingredient of harsh cleansers. I don't drink toilet cleanser, do you?

Granted "pop" also sounds stupid, but at least it has some onomatopoeic qualities.

BuffCity · May 4th, 2006, 04:05 AM

wow...POP is more popular than I thought.

ROCguy · May 4th, 2006, 04:07 AM

That's cuz pop is the coolest sounding!

BuffCity · May 4th, 2006, 04:21 AM

thats true.

nostyle · May 4th, 2006, 04:53 AM

More Americans call it pop than soda or coke. People don't seem to realize that.

Waj questioned whether this is as ghetto as Buffalo gets, and I gotta say, it's NOWHERE NEAR as ghetto as it gets. I've seen neighborhoods on the lower east side that make this particular part of the east side look like Amherst. This particular part of the east side actually has a lot of character and, from what I remember, a good deal of pedestrian activity too. Don't get me wrong, this isn't a good area by any stretch, but this certainly isn't representative of how ghetto some part of Buffalo really are.

BuffCity · May 4th, 2006, 05:28 AM

no, I think this is a good idea of ghetto in Buffalo.

there are areas that are more residential that are not seen and therefor don't have the vibe like a commercial street like Genesee, Fillmore or Broadway. The main drags are very ghetto, but business ghetto not so much "living" ghetto.

We drove thru the fruit-belt the other night, nice place if you lock your doors. Just because there is a lack of money to put new siding on these houses or get a new roof, does not mean all these people are out to kill everyone.

Whats really funny, you see alot of bums downtown asking for money, so go where the bums are from...the ghetto...and you don't see any. lol

I'm still planning a tour of Bailey, William and Sycamore, perhaps Clinton and Jefferson as well.

Looking on Google Earth, the most cleared out and condemned part of the East side is around the are north of Broadway and South of Genesee...pretty much west of Fillmore. Another area is north of Masten Park.

Not to say I need to get more Ghetto'r because I only go on my urban journeys to produce photos I think I can interperet, not get mugged and my camera taken. I'll see if I can get Ghetto'r but come on guys, it's easy to say "thats not the most ghetto" without actually walking this shit yourself...bunch of tough guys.

BuffCity · May 4th, 2006, 05:30 AM

and btw...yea, Baltimore is more Ghetto than Buffalo I have a good friend who is from Bmore and is from an area that makes Buffalo's worst seem nice.

WZ1 · May 4th, 2006, 03:24 PM

Did you get out and walk around? I did when i was at BCT .. but have never braved walking Genesee..

May 3rd, 2006, 06:21 PM	#1
BuffCity I make Buffalo look good! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: BUFFALO Posts: 6,623	Buffalo - BuffCity goes ghetto (photos) Thats right, I have had it with everyone avoiding the so-called dangerous east side. I decided to experience a bit of the neighborhood myself, it was fun and at NO POINT did I feel worried for my life. The local black population was welcoming and actually pretty cool to us (as white folks) lol. Enjoy, this shits ghetto. [IMG] http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/Citysky/Buffalo%202006%20April%2027th/IMG_8779.jpg[/IMG] I will go back, perhaps more off the beaten path, I will say it must humble these people to see photographers in their neighborhoods...all the other white people do is talk shit. __________________ Urban Photo Collection

May 3rd, 2006, 07:33 PM	#3
blangjr21 Mighty Mouse Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rochester Posts: 1,316	That is some G-hetto there partner, was that your bottle in that picture? Kind of odd to find a random 40 laying there. __________________ Rochester, New York

May 3rd, 2006, 07:59 PM	#4
waj0527 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Baltimore Posts: 1,773	Thats ghetto? I wish I had some pics of the sketchy areas of Baltimore. lol. __________________ Click here to see '10 Inner Harbor' and other Baltimore developments

May 3rd, 2006, 09:28 PM	#5
ROCguy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 4,052	Black people in Buffalo call it pop too? __________________ There's more to New York than New York City..... a lot more.

May 4th, 2006, 02:54 AM	#10
ROCguy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 4,052	I was talking about the Rochester burbs. It's not a stereotype, it was an observation. It's not like it's bad to say either pop or coke. It's just something I had noticed. Believe it or not both of our next door neighbors in Greece to the right were black, and whenever I would say "pop" in their houses, they would say, "you mean a coke". Didn't mean to offend anybody. __________________ There's more to New York than New York City..... a lot more.

May 3rd, 2006, 06:43 PM	#2
sargeantcm Hee Hee! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Buffalonian by day, Asleepian by night Posts: 3,060	Last week they had the 33 closed off at Grider St so I had to wander off at Suffolk and take Delevan back to the 33. I know that's not what is "classically" considered the worst parts of the East Side, but I didn't think it was that bad. Parts of Delevan looked like shit, but I thought the residential neighborhoods looked very nice. I notice that around Broadway, too. Broadway looks like shit but I don't think much of the surrounding area looks as bad.

May 3rd, 2006, 10:48 PM	#7
steel Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,466	I think that sidwalk news stand is the last one in the city. There used to be hundreds of them

May 3rd, 2006, 11:34 PM	#11
sargeantcm Hee Hee! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Buffalonian by day, Asleepian by night Posts: 3,060	I love the accordian gate on the thing. As if you couldn't carry it off on a flatbed if you really wanted to lol.

May 4th, 2006, 01:53 AM	#12
nostyle Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Charlotte Posts: 790	I have memories of this newsstand as a kid...my dad would stop there to grab a paper and Time Magazine whenever we were in the area...he worked at the Science Magnet so we were around there a lot. As for black people calling it coke down south...key words, "DOWN SOUTH". Buffalo is Buffalo. Black, white, yellow, or purple, Buffalonians of all colors call it POP. __________________ Can't think of anything interesting to say...

May 4th, 2006, 03:21 AM	#13
sargeantcm Hee Hee! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Buffalonian by day, Asleepian by night Posts: 3,060	You'll remember this: Granted it's not scientific, but show me something more conclusive. (When you go to the site and look at the data, most of the "others" are people who otherwise should have voted "soda" spelling out why they say "soda" over "pop". Idiots.) Saying "Coke" is a southern thing, from my experience. Heck, I actually say it, after living in New England for 4 years and facing persecution were I ever to utter "pop". I abstinately refuse to say "Soda", as is not something you ingest; rather a sodium salt (baking soda, NA2O2) or a rather potent ingredient of harsh cleansers. I don't drink toilet cleanser, do you? Granted "pop" also sounds stupid, but at least it has some onomatopoeic qualities.

May 4th, 2006, 04:05 AM	#14
BuffCity I make Buffalo look good! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: BUFFALO Posts: 6,623	wow...POP is more popular than I thought. __________________ Urban Photo Collection

May 4th, 2006, 04:07 AM	#15
ROCguy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 4,052	That's cuz pop is the coolest sounding! __________________ There's more to New York than New York City..... a lot more.

May 4th, 2006, 04:21 AM	#16
BuffCity I make Buffalo look good! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: BUFFALO Posts: 6,623	thats true. __________________ Urban Photo Collection

May 4th, 2006, 04:53 AM	#17
nostyle Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Charlotte Posts: 790	More Americans call it pop than soda or coke. People don't seem to realize that. Waj questioned whether this is as ghetto as Buffalo gets, and I gotta say, it's NOWHERE NEAR as ghetto as it gets. I've seen neighborhoods on the lower east side that make this particular part of the east side look like Amherst. This particular part of the east side actually has a lot of character and, from what I remember, a good deal of pedestrian activity too. Don't get me wrong, this isn't a good area by any stretch, but this certainly isn't representative of how ghetto some part of Buffalo really are. __________________ Can't think of anything interesting to say...

May 4th, 2006, 05:28 AM	#18
BuffCity I make Buffalo look good! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: BUFFALO Posts: 6,623	no, I think this is a good idea of ghetto in Buffalo. there are areas that are more residential that are not seen and therefor don't have the vibe like a commercial street like Genesee, Fillmore or Broadway. The main drags are very ghetto, but business ghetto not so much "living" ghetto. We drove thru the fruit-belt the other night, nice place if you lock your doors. Just because there is a lack of money to put new siding on these houses or get a new roof, does not mean all these people are out to kill everyone. Whats really funny, you see alot of bums downtown asking for money, so go where the bums are from...the ghetto...and you don't see any. lol I'm still planning a tour of Bailey, William and Sycamore, perhaps Clinton and Jefferson as well. Looking on Google Earth, the most cleared out and condemned part of the East side is around the are north of Broadway and South of Genesee...pretty much west of Fillmore. Another area is north of Masten Park. Not to say I need to get more Ghetto'r because I only go on my urban journeys to produce photos I think I can interperet, not get mugged and my camera taken. I'll see if I can get Ghetto'r but come on guys, it's easy to say "thats not the most ghetto" without actually walking this shit yourself...bunch of tough guys. __________________ Urban Photo Collection

May 4th, 2006, 05:30 AM	#19
BuffCity I make Buffalo look good! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: BUFFALO Posts: 6,623	and btw...yea, Baltimore is more Ghetto than Buffalo I have a good friend who is from Bmore and is from an area that makes Buffalo's worst seem nice. __________________ Urban Photo Collection

May 4th, 2006, 03:24 PM	#20
WZ1 Borat Sagdiev Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mississauga Posts: 814	Did you get out and walk around? I did when i was at BCT .. but have never braved walking Genesee.. __________________ *My Photography Website - Urban Photography* Zenfolio: Urban North America

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